The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-15
FARM NOTES.

There is a movement in Scotland in favor
of selling eggs by weight. Dealers as
well as poultry keepers are in favor of the
change.
Last year the Northern Pacific Railroad
carried over 100000 sheep from Montana
and Washington Territories for the Chicago
market.
Greeley, Cal, has become famous for its
large crops of most excellent potatoes that
are sent to several States and Territories.
New alfalfa hay is selling in Kansas
towns for $40 per ton. The yield is reported
as excellent
A fruit.grower of Orlando, Fla, buried
600 oranges on the 18th of January aud
kept them buried until a few days since,
when he took them up. They were found
10 be sound and juicy.
Probably the largest barn in the world is
at Popino, Neb., and owned by the Union
Cattle Company of Cheyenne. 1t is 700
feet long and 276 feet wide, covering be-
tween four and five acres.
Several pieces of land planted to apple
and pear trees in Kent, England, have
been sold this season at the rate of 81 800
per acre.
Slow mixers are detriment. The best
cow will soon deteriorate under the manip-
ulatiou of a slow and lazy mixer.
a California vineyardist claims that be
keeps his premises clear of rabbits and
gOphers with the assistance of cats.
No invaria bic rule can be laid down for
the raising of calves on skim-milk, and
each feeder must make rule for each calf.
REJECT a horse with big, coarse head
do not look a second time at horse with
either long, slack back or with hollow
back.
Upon the first appearance of holes in the
currant leaves apply white hellebore.
Mulch the bushes; this will prolong the
season.
Small chickens should never be kept or
fed with old hens; they are apt to be in
juTed. Have two or three yards and sepa-
arate them according to their size and
strength.
As sunhower seed is very liable to heat,
the safest way of keeping it for fowls is to
cut off the flower head when the seed is
ripe, and pile it loosely till thrown to the
fowls.
Dampness is bad for young chicks. Ar
range their drinking vessels so that they
can not get into them, and do not allow
them to run in the wet grass or to be out in
storm.
Steady application is what counts in any
business, especially in farming, for in this
employment day or an hour wasted is
usually more than loss OF time, for it is
opportunity gone.
1t is never good policy to divide farm in
small fields, for 1t is waste OF lands, waste
of time and oppressive increase of fencing
that becomes a burdensome tax in con-
struction and maintenance.
Ben: Perley Poore.used to say that If
farmers would thrive, they must change
their policy. They must concentrate their
labor, they must give to a few acres the
care now usually bestowed on many, and If
necessary to do this they must diminish
their farms.
In haying, be ready to cut field as soon
as the grass is in proper condition. A delay
of few days will greatly iDjure the quality
of the hay. Do not start the mower until
the dew is off, and cut only so much as can
be well cured and cared for. Hay caps
often pay for their cost in single season.
Young ducks should be Lcarketed when
they weigh about three pounds each, and
may be sold either alive or dressed, the best
prices being obtained for the dressed car
cases. The best time for selling young
ducks is in June and July; they should be
plump and fat.
A clover pasture is OF most value for
growing hogs, though very cheap food for
part OF the ration after the fattening pro-
cess is begun. During the spring, when
most rapid growth is taking place, an acre